The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-22

There were only fifteen deaths in Jack
sonville during May.
Mr.. Robert Jones, of DeLeon Springs,
killed a large wild cat last week.
Lake Helen has quarantine officer at the
station and one down at Deep creek.
Two negroes INDUCED III a shooting scrape
at Daytona last week. Nobody hurt.
DR.. J. B. Padgett, of South Carolina, will
soon start drug store at Spring Garden.
James Scott, a Seville negro. was recently
arrested and was fined 81 for using profane
language.
A new railroad company, 70 be called the
Tampa and Clearwater Railroad Company
has been incorporated.
Forest fires came near destroying the res
e-of w. G. Wright and Mr.. Heady,
at Mount Dora, Friday last
Orlando has five large brick buildings in
process Of erection that viii cost, when COM
pleted, about $4,000.
The Orlando Cornet Band gave concert
and festival Friday night, and cleared SIS.
They will use it TO buy uniforms.
Lightning struck the National Bank
building at Ocala about $50 Monday even
ing, but did not damage it very much.
The Orlando Record has the watermelon
craze. Editor Winner takes a day for his
stint, and is getting fat on the exercise
The large windmill at J. B. Stetson's
place, in West DeLand, has been put in OPP
GRAFTON, and is now pumping water 90 feet
high.
James B. Whitfield, of Tallahassee, has
been admitted to the bar of the Supreme
Court of the State Mr. Whitfield has a
bright future before him.
Emanuel Masters, of st. Augustine. went
hunting on the North 40
night for turtle eggs. He discovered four
nests containing over 500 eggs
A man at Ybor City the other day stuck
a nail in his foot, making an ugly wound.
In an hour 1t was reported in Tampa that he
was down with the yellow fever.
A Trabue gentleman who was offered
sixty dozen turtles eggs for 25c., beat the
man down to l5c and took the eggs, and has
been living upon them for week
/. B. Wetherington, of Tampa, boasts of
a muskmelon grown on his place, near Six
Mile creek, which measures 2 feet 7 inches
IN circumference and weighs 81 a pounds.
The Starke Telegraph was presented with
a large Peen-to peach this week by w E.
Duncan. This peach weighed four ounces
and measured nine inches in circumference.
The boys Of st. Augustine, so as not to be
behind in case of an emergency have or.
gained bucket brigade, and have already
twenty members, who meet at the Carleton
House
There will be grand barbecue at Enter
prise on the Fourth of July. Arrangements
are now in progress for a rafting good
time. A meeting Of the Stockmen's Asso-
citation will be held the same day.
The invitation which has recently been
issued by the Knights of Honor of Pensa-
cola, is beautiful piece of work A grand
supper is the leading idea of the celebration,
which is TO occur on Thursday evening,
June go
Cedar Key is making preparation to cele-
brate the glorious Fourth in grand style. A
regatta will be held, in which all the fast
sailing craft of the Gulf coast will partici-
pate, some twenty. odd entries having
| already been made.
The editor of the Liverpool Ordnge
Grore ate eleven mullet for his breakfast
one day last week, and discharged one of
his hands because he would not get him
seventy CLAIMS and another peck of potatoes.
Lake City Citizen: Tobacco is remark
ably free from worms this season. In going
over twenty acres Of the weed last week we
failed to ind a single one, and the leaves
show but few depredations from them. This
is good sign for wrappers.
The steamer Port Royal again sunk
within few hours after having been taken
off the ways at Jacksonville. The bow Of
the boat was then hauled up further in
| shore and the steamer left where she will
probably remain for several months to
| come.
''Ten Nights in Barroom" was played in
| TitusVille, at Wager's Hall. Tuesday even
ing, to large and appreciative audience,
| by the Titusville Dramatics. The proceeds
which amounted to some $40, viii be used
| to purchase bell for the new Presbyterian
church.
| Alachua Adrocdte:: The regimental band
from St Augustine is superior to any that
has ever visited our city. The musicians are
| twenty-three in number, all of them fine
| looking gentlemen. Our people are delight
ed with this band and we hope this may not
be its last visit to our city.
"Alachua county will go 1000 majority in
| favor of no whisl1ey if it comes to vote
this fall, said prominent official. ''You
see it is this way with us: we are an educa-
| tlonal centre, and striving every way to be-
| come more SO, and to be temperance town
would do much to promote the cause"
| M. j. McClendon, of Bakersburg, went
| out hunting squirrels few days ago with a
breech-loading shotgun. He fired at a
| squirrel and missed it. In his haste to get
| another shot, he tried to force another shell
into the gun and the shell exploded. nearly,
| If not quite, running his eyesight forever.
A singular spectacle was observed on the
| st. Augustine streets Thursday morning,
that of a deputy sheriff leading a little col
ored kid to the county Jail handcuffed. The
enormity of his offence, howe yer, may have
justified this The boy had helped himself
to few sour plums from rich mans yard
There were two marriages in Orlando
! Thursday. Mr.. John A. Ford to Miss Rachel
Mooney and Mr.. Braxton Beacham, of the
real estate firm of Lewter g. Beacham, to
Miss BERTHE Holland. Other negotiations
are in progress which may be expected to
materialize when the leaves begin to turn
! if not sooner.
A case was tried at Pine Level the other
| day, wherein Messrs. Simmons & Carlton
were plaintiffs and tine Florida Southern
railroad defendant. The railroad had de-
tanned in the depot goods shipped to SIM
mons & Carlton, who sued the road for
| S77 40 damages, and obtained verdict for
the full amount.
| Umatilla's vegetable shipments have run
from 200 to 400 crates per day, one day
numbering 961 packages From one and
one-third acres of tomatoes, $3.50 has been
realized, with the returns of 125 boxes yet
to hear from, and from one-third of an acre
! of strawberries, 1900 quarts have been
| picked and sold at a good profit.